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Oily
oiltreader:
adr:
Hopefully someone on here can educate me, why wasn’t this cab ever offered in the UK? Or was it but there were no takers, or not enough interest to make it viable?Hi Chris, one example here flickr.com/photos/63211677@N04/5789921045/
Atkinson Australia collaboration with International Australia and variation of the Australian International Acco cab to suit the Atki.
Cheers
Oily
Hi Eddie, that’s 1 ugly mother isn’t it 
. I love it though, always like something that stands out, even if it’s a ugly duckling 
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Regards
Chris
ERF E14, definitely a working interior
Days when you could move about easy.
oiltreader:
adr:
Hopefully someone on here can educate me, why wasn’t this cab ever offered in the UK? Or was it but there were no takers, or not enough interest to make it viable?Hi Chris, one example here flickr.com/photos/63211677@N04/5789921045/
Atkinson Australia collaboration with International Australia and variation of the Australian International Acco cab to suit the Atki.
Cheers
Oily
Oily, this cab has no connection with IH - it goes back to the days of the independent Atkinson, having been introduced Down Under in 1966. The Mk.3 version lived on into the days of IH ownership (and vehicle assembly) before being replaced by a badge-engineered ACCO.
The Atkinson cab was built by Reinforced Platics Pty. Ltd. Just one was imported (at that time 
), and mounted on the U.K. chassis, entering service with Hanson as per the photo you linked. Prior to that, it was exhibited in the demonstration park of the 1968 Commercial Show at Earls Court:
Skippy! by 240 Gardner, on Flickr
That pic’ shows the interior a bit clearer, it had a bit of a wrap-around dash’, which was quite modern for those days! Low engine cover with good cross-cab access, even in the day-cab shown, personally I think they were a smart looking wagon
download/file.php?id=91996&t=1
Bye 'ell, that’s a ■■■■ fine looking outfit and a hell of a good load of wool. I’d guess London docks to Bradford. Can’t understand why they didn’t run the wool boats from Australia into Hull, most of the cargo came to Bradford.
grumpy old man:
http://www.trucknetuk.com/phpBB/download/file.php?id=91996&t=1
Bye 'ell, that’s a ■■■■ fine looking outfit and a hell of a good load of wool. I’d guess London docks to Bradford. Can’t understand why they didn’t run the wool boats from Australia into Hull, most of the cargo came to Bradford.
Have a look at the load on scrapbook memories 
240 Gardner:
oiltreader:
adr:
Hopefully someone on here can educate me, why wasn’t this cab ever offered in the UK? Or was it but there were no takers, or not enough interest to make it viable?Hi Chris, one example here flickr.com/photos/63211677@N04/5789921045/
Atkinson Australia collaboration with International Australia and variation of the Australian International Acco cab to suit the Atki.
Cheers
OilyOily, this cab has no connection with IH - it goes back to the days of the independent Atkinson, having been introduced Down Under in 1966. The Mk.3 version lived on into the days of IH ownership (and vehicle assembly) before being replaced by a badge-engineered ACCO.
The Atkinson cab was built by Reinforced Platics Pty. Ltd. Just one was imported (at that time
Skippy! by 240 Gardner, on Flickr
Hi 240 Gardner, I 
welcome correction from yourself, your superior knowledge is the educating of myself and no doubt some others as well, thanks. I will edit accordingly.
Oily
Back to the June Western Isles trip and Lochmaddy Nth Uist ferry terminal , wagons waiting to board, they had to reverse on (stern door) because of bow door malfunction.
Oily
Hi Oily and 240 Gardner, here are some photos taken by myself in the Bill Richardson Museum at Dunedin, South Island in 2007 when I was fortunate enough to be able visit this fantastic museum of NZ trucks and assorted ancilliary equipment. Being particularly interested in the heavier British wagons here is the classic UK corner of the museum. The two Atkis, one with traditional Walton le Dale built cab and the other with NZ built Taylor Hull cab. According to Ian Ridd the museum curator the Preston built cabs could not stand up to the NZ roads particularly the unmade (unsealed) gravel side roads causing much cracking of the fibreglass and frame. The Taylor Hull version was much heavier but still used fibreglass and apparently successful.
Cheers Leyland 600.
From the first E.R.F.,…to the last ( badged) E.R.F., proudly displayed on the front panel of this E.R.F.
It is also a tribute to the late Stan Robinson.
Cheers , cattle wagon man.
I’m slipping with the pics acknowledgement so thanks to adr and Stanfield on the previous page.
On this page it thanks to 240 Gardner, Leyland 600 and cattle wagon man
Here are some from last week at Washington Services.
Oily
That bus look`s like it is winking.